Answer:
Explanation:
Remark
You have an isosceles triangle. That means that the angles opposite the marked sides are equal. So mark the angle on the lower left of the triangle as 50 degrees.
The solution to problem depends on the fact that the sum of the two inside angles of the triangle (each of which is marked as 50 degrees) not supplementary to the exterior angle, are still equal to the exterior angle.
Givens
<1 = 50 degrees
<2 = 50 degrees
Exterior angle = 15x + 25 Substitute the givens into the equation
Equation
<1 + <2 = 15x + 25
Solution
50 + 50 = 15x + 25 Combine the left side
100 = 15x + 25 Subtract 25 from both sides
100 - 25 = 15x + 25 - 25 Combine
75 = 15x Divide both sides by 15
75/15 = 15x/15
5 = x
Answer
<1 = 50 degrees
<2 = 50 degrees
15x + 25 = 75 + 25 = 100